The Greeley, Colo., plant is one of the largest of its type in the U.S. Most Read from The Wall Street JournalThe strike among unionized workers is the largest at a meat plant in decades. The union local representing about 3,800 Greeley workers opted out of the national deal, saying that it didn’t account for the higher cost of living in Colorado. JBS and the Greeley union local negotiated for months on a new labor contract, but weren’t able to reach an agreement. “JBS is more interested in a labor dispute at the Greeley plant than resolving these issues,” said Kim Cordova, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union local that represents Greeley workers.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 17, 2026 08:03 UTC